Fun with Miss G in 3B!

I am very excited to be starting a new year with each of you! Third grade is a wonderful year of discovery and growing independence.We will work in a partnership that will encourage your child to reach his/her fullest potential as a Responsible Christian leader, an Effective Communicator, An Independent Thinker, and a Life-Long Learner.We are committed to giving our students a firm academic and spiritual foundation rooted in Catholic values. We foster the growth of the total child as a unique and special creation from God.

I look forward to working with you and your child throughout this new school year!​

We had a great first day in 3rd Grade!

**In 3rd grade we do teach language arts across the curriculum. Correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization is an expectation on all assignments; especially if a word bank is provided.**

What We Are Learning: Week of

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Biography iMovie​

CEA

​Curriculum Night

Thank you to everyone who came to our Curriculum Night! We are looking forward to a fantastic year in 3rd Grade! Below you will find the PowerPoint presentation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!

Safe Environment Training for Children and YouthParent Information LetterDear Parents / Guardians of Students:As Catholics, we believe that every human being is created in the image and likeness of God. Each of us is sacred and our lives—body, mind, and soul—should be treated with respect. The safety of your child(ren) is always a priority to us. Therefore, Safe Environment education is incorporated into EVERY Catholic school and religious education program EVERY year.Safe Environment education for children focuses on identifying appropriate physical, emotional, and spiritual boundaries. All children are reminded that they are loved and valued by God and the Church. In addition, it reinforces the important message that children and youth are able to talk to trusted adults if they or anyone they know are being hurt.This year the Safe Environment lessons for Saint John XXIII students will be integrated into the classes during the months of November and December.In Kindergarten through 5th grades, the lessons will be 20 minutes of a class period.Grades 7 through 12 will utilize lessons that have been incorporated into the Catholic school classes.In 6th grade, the NEWTWO-PARTlesson plan based program, "Created in God's Image for Youth", will be utilized to teach boundaries. This is a change from the video program that we have used over the past several years. Parents, as the primary educators of the Church, have the option to present this material to your child directly. If you choose to present this material yourself rather than having it provided at school, please inform the school coordinator (Mrs. Hepsen) and the lesson plans will be provided to assist you. Your child may then go to another classroom on the day the program is offered. If your child is absent on the day the Safe Environment program is presented, you will be asked to sign an acknowledgement letter that you received the material.If you have any questions, contact your child’s homeroom teacher via email or call the Diocesan Safe Environment Training Office at 602-354-2418.Together, we can work towards the elimination of child sexual abuse.

Every person is created in the image and likeness of God. Every child is loved by God and must know of the love that they are created in.BOUNDARY DEFINITION Something that marks a limit, like a fence or the lines on a basketball court.Each person has the right and responsibility to state when a boundary is being violated.3 TYPES OF BOUNDARIESEXAMPLES OF BOUNDARY VIOLATIONS